Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is #1011, for Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Start with the spoiler-light clues below; the complete groups and tiles follow the warning.
Hints for Connections #1011
These clues point toward each group without naming its category:
- Time between two things, maybe.
- “That smarts!”
- Rockers know these well.
- You might write one out to pay a bill.
Spoiler warning: the March 18 answers
The complete solution is below. Connections asks players to sort 16 words into four groups of four.
Yellow: Interval
- PATCH
- PERIOD
- SPELL
- STRETCH
Each word can describe a span or interval of time.
Green: React to a stubbed toe
- CURSE
- HOP
- WINCE
- YELL
Blue: Guitar effects pedals
- DELAY
- REVERB
- WAH
- WHAMMY
DELAY can look like it belongs with the time-related yellow words, but here it is a guitar effect. The other three tiles are also effects associated with guitar pedals.
#1 Best Overall
Purple: ___ check
- BLANK
- COAT
- RAIN
- REALITY
Add “check” after each tile to complete the familiar phrases: blank check, coat check, rain check, and reality check.
Quick Recap
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